Man found dead on train tracks in Weissport

Railroad employees on Sunday discovered the body of a man apparently killed by a train lying between the rails that run along the Lehigh Canal in Weissport.

Carbon County Coroner Bruce Nalesnik said the name of the man, who was in his late 20s, is being withheld until his family is notified. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

Nalesnik said the operators of a train passing through Weissport spotted the body about 6:30 a.m. Sunday about 100 yards south of Route 209. That train did not strike the man, but an earlier train probably did, Nalesnik said.

An autopsy to confirm the cause of death is scheduled for Tuesday. Nalesnik said he will await the results of a state police investigation to rule on the manner of death.